Hagley Digital Archives

The Hagley Digital Archives provides online access to selected items from the Hagley Library's collection of images, documents, and publications related to the history of business, technology, and society.

In a letter to her mother, Edwards describes her recent activities, including her struggles to study Natural Philosophy in addition to school work and a surprise dance held by the young people of the district.

In a personal letter, Weckerly gives updates on herself, her family, and mutual friends. She writes that her family moved to Fessenden, North Dakota, and that her sister, Winifred, is back in South Wayne after living in Pennsylvania for thirteen months. She mentions her work as a teacher and that she has not decided whether to move to a farm nearby or to emigrate to North Dakota.

Weckerly writes that she and her husband have moved to North Dakota and will be building a house on their claim as soon as the weather is warm enough. She writes about family members and describes her son, Dorian, and she mentions that she has been teaching the children since there are no schools in the township yet.

American Iron and Steel Institute. Public Relations Department. (originator)

Description

The Homestead Strike, Homestead, Pa. The first troops in Homestead. The Eighteenth Regiment passing the office and Works of the Carnegie Company . Drawn by T. de Thulstrap after a sketch by F. Cresson Schell.

In a letter to her sister, Keister writes about the weather, mentioning that the Rockford ice carnival has been postponed due to the warm temperatures. She also describes her family's Christmas, responds to her sister's question about a dress, and hopes that her sister will not carry out her threat of never writing again if Keister took too long to respond.